Gain (Loss) Related To Litigation Settlement, Net Of Tax

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Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement, Net Of Tax, Per Share

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Loss Contingency, Basis Points Reduction To Return On Equity, Scenario One

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Loss Contingency, Basis Points Reduction To Return On Equity, Scenario Two

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Loss Contingency, Settlement Agreement, Customer Assistance Initiatives

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Loss Contingency, Settlement Agreement, Customer Credits

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Loss Contingency, Settlement Agreement, Customer Credits And Assistance

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in settlement of litigation and insurance claims. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount for the individual regulatory current liability as itemized in a table of regulatory current liabilities as of the end of the period.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - CL&P Comprehensive Settlement Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jul. 14, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory Liabilities		$ 612,931			$ 389,430
Loss related to litigation settlement		103,583	$ 0
CL&P
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory Liabilities		311,269			$ 137,166
Loss related to litigation settlement		103,583	$ 0
Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Basis points reduction to return on equity, scenario one	0.90%
Basis points reduction to return on equity, scenario two	0.45%
Unfavorable Regulatory Action
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss related to litigation settlement		103,600
Loss related to litigation settlement, net of tax		$ 85,800
Loss contingency, after-tax earnings impact per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25		$ (0.07)
Unfavorable Regulatory Action \| Sales
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss related to litigation settlement		$ 65,000
Unfavorable Regulatory Action \| Oil and Gas, Operation and Maintenance
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss related to litigation settlement		10,000
Unfavorable Regulatory Action \| CL&P
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory Liabilities		$ 75,000
Unfavorable Regulatory Action \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Customer credits	$ 65,000
Customer assistance initiatives	10,000
Customer credits and assistance	$ 75,000